Application of an Electronic Frailty Index to Identify High‐Risk Older Adults Using Electronic Health Record Data
This eFI identified older adults at increased risk for adverse health outcomes even when data from routine primary care visits were not available. This tool can be integrated into EHRs for frailty assessment at scale.
Authors
- Nelia Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-1736)
- Christine S. Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4881-9416)
- Ariela R. Orkaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4297-6306)
- Rachelle Bernacki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-7931)
- David Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2816-6585)
- Elizabeth Araka
- Bharati Kochar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-5713)
- Hanna‐Riikka Lehto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7090-9701)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19389
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.79
Funders
- Center for Integrated Healthcare, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institute on Aging